Handball: Granollers wins the first edition of the Occitanie women’s tournament in Bouillargues

Martina Capdevilla (au centre), demi-centre de Granollers, a été désignée MVP du tournoi. Midi Libre – Lola Janackovic

Dans une finale enlevée, samedi, les Espagnoles de Granollers ont battu Mérignac 32-30. Le BHNM, de son côté, a été défait par Toulon.

Winner of Mérignac in the final (32-30), it was the Spanish team Granollers who won, on Saturday 14 December, the first edition of the international women's tournament of Occitanie, organised in Bouillargues by the BHNM. Granollers, led by its exceptional centre-half Capdevila, named the tournament's top scorer.

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In a tight match, the Spanish team managed to stay in control against the aggressive Girondines. Still ahead on the scoreboard, the Iberians were only leading by a small goal with 30 seconds to go (31-30, 59th). A final match of a very high level, like the whole tournament.

The great comeback of the BHNM, finally beaten

Already defeated the day before by Mérignac (26-31), Bouillargues (D2) finished in last position, beaten in the small final by Toulon (D1) after a match as intense as the final.

Trailing by five goals at half-time (10-15), the Gardoises made a comeback in the second half, thanks to Claire Scheid having rediscovered her efficiency (10 goals). The Bouillarguaises even took the lead ten minutes from the end (27-26, 57th). The Varoises finally respected the hierarchy, winning 32-30.

A successful first

For this first edition in the form of a test, success was at the rendezvous of this Occitanie Women's Tournament, both in terms of the development of the values ​​of women's sport and the quality of the matches, on the Agora court.

Vice-president of the BHNM, Oliver Bessodes is satisfied and is already thinking about the future: “We organized this tournament two months ago with the support of the Occitanie Handball League and the LFH which communicated on its networks. I think we have met the challenge. On Monday, we will do a debriefing and will start organizing the 2025 tournament. We will make sure that it is an unmissable event in the Mediterranean, with financial support that we did not have this year.”

The technical sheet of the Bouillargues match against Toulon: Bertrand (6 saves), Kamtchueng (3 saves), Cornut (7 saves); Piq (3/10), Terrisson (0/1), Lembo (0/2), Scheid (10/14 including 2 pens), Giustiniani (3/5), Famery (2/3), Lahcene (5/7), Buzin (0/2), Mazel (2/6), Marin (1/1), Mollet.